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Digital transformation also plays a crucial role in the world of finance: both the business models of individual companies and the commercial areas are undergoing changes in our time. Your master's programme prepares you precisely for this! You build on your basic knowledge from your bachelor's degree and learn to navigate the intricacies between business administration, management and finance. Your degree makes you an expert in finance, accounting and taxation thanks to modules such as Corporate Finance, “Internationale Rechtslegung” and Change Management and Organisational Development.
This master's degree gets you ready to conquer the job market with deep knowledge of finance, accounting and taxation.
Study flexible
anytime and anywhere with 24/7 online exams, full- or part-time.
Learn innovatively
on your digital campus with your own AI study assistant and multimedia tools.
State-recognized
Benefit from an accredited degree with excellent career prospects.
M.Sc., 90 ECTS credits
Language: de
Full-time or part-time, 100% flexible
Start today with Comfort Start – or start any time on your preferred date
18, 24, 36 months, depending on model Extension possible free of charge
Study programme independent of time & place, no mandatory attendance, innovative study tools available on online-campus, AI study assistant Syntea, exams online or at nearest examination centre
Starting at 382€/month, depending on model
Current discount campaign
Apply now and start today – or choose your starting date flexibly. You can then test IU for 1 month free of charge. Fees only apply if you decide to continue.
With Comfort Start – or at any time of your choosing
Die Gebühren für diesen Zeitraum fallen nur dann an, wenn Du danach Dein Studium bei uns fortführst.
Up to 12 months free.
If you need it.
Optional, as fits your life.
Free for you.
Over 14,000 courses & 1,800 video tutorials.
60,000 eBooks & access to Statista.
We are always by your side.
With lecturers and fellow students.
At over 20,000 locations worldwide.
Duration 18 Months
Faster pace – full speed ahead
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Faster pace – full speed aheadReach your master's [MBA] degree quickly.
For anyone who wants to focus fully on their studies.
Approx. 40 hours of study per week
Duration 24 Months
Medium pace – steady and balanced
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Medium pace – steady and balancedOur recommendation – and popular with IU students.
Study flexibly alongside work or family and extend your study time moderately.
Approx. 30 hours of study per week.
Duration 36 Months
Slower pace – slow but steady
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Slower pace – slow but steadyLearn at a relaxed pace with a light weekly workload.
Ideal if you work full-time and have many other commitments.
Approx. 20 hours of study per week.
Apply by October 29th and use the code SMART26 to get a €1,444 discount, € 1,444 Cashback and a free iPad.
Do you need help with your decision? Your personal study advisor is happy to help you!
Do you have vocational training or further education, work experience, or have you already studied? We are happy to assess — even before you apply for your distance learning programme — whether and to what extent we can recognise your prior learning: no obligation and 100% online. Simply complete our online recognition form.
Reduce your study duration: Skip individual modules or entire semesters!
Save on tuition fees: For every recognised ECTS point, you save 30 euros.
🤔 Can't find your qualification? No worries! Our form helps you get other qualifications recognised.
🤔 Can't find your qualification? No worries! Our form helps you get other qualifications recognised.
Need help with your recognition application? Our recognition guide brings together all the key information you need.
If you want to take full advantage of our recognition process, make sure to submit your application before the end of your trial month. To reduce your study duration, you can submit your prior learning recognition application at any time — including during your studies. However, a fee reduction can no longer be granted after the trial month has ended.
We make it possible: At IU International University of Applied Sciences you can start your desired study programme - without NC, state-recognised, with or without a general A-level!
Completed undergraduate degree in in the area of Business Administration, Economics or Management with at least 210 ECTS
Your degree must be from a state or state-approved higher education institution/university
You must have achieved a final grade of at least “satisfactory” or Grade C equivalent to the German grade “befriedigend” in your previous undergraduate degree
Alternatives to the minimum grade (90 ECTS credits)
If you have completed your bachelor's degree with a grade of "sufficient" or grade D equivalent to the German grade “ausreichend” (up to 4.0), you can still be admitted to a master's or MBA programme. For this, you need:
A bachelor's degree (final grade 3.5 - 4.0) from a state or state-approved higher education institution/university
and
Relevant academic achievements from a master's/MBA programme at a state or state-approved higher education institution/university relevant to the desired master's/MBA programme, with a minimum of 30 ECTS credits
or
A relevant completed master's/MBA degree from a state or state-approved higher education institution/university OR
Relevant qualifications outside of academia which can be credited to you such as further education/training at GQF7 level or – for foreign qualifications such as postgraduate diplomas – equivalent to GQF7 level relevant to the desired master's/MBA programme, with a minimum of 30 ECTS credits
Tip: If you apply for recognition, we can review your relevant achievements and, where possible, credit them towards your study programme in a relevant field.
Je nach Vorbildung sind zusätzlich folgende Einstiegsmöglichkeiten ausschlaggebend:
Bei 240 ECTS aus Erststudium: Direkter Zugang möglich
Bei 210 ECTS aus Erststudium: Direkter Zugang möglich
Bei 180 ECTS aus Erststudium: Zugang möglich durch Belegung von Kursen im Umfang von 30 ECTS
oder
Nachweis über mind. ein Jahr qualifizierte Berufserfahrung zu Beginn des Studienprogramms (Diese ist nach Abschluss des grundständigen Studiums zu erwerben.)
Hinweis zur qualifizierten Berufserfahrung:
Die relevante und qualifizierte Berufserfahrung im Umfang von einem Jahr in Vollzeit muss nach Abschluss des grundständigen Studiums erworben worden sein und vollständig zu Beginn des Studienprogramms nachgewiesen werden. Die Berufserfahrung aus einem Dualen Studium kann nicht zur Überbrückung fehlender ECTS-Creditpunkte genutzt werden.
Die Anrechnung von außerhalb des Hochschulwesens erworbenen Kenntnissen und Fähigkeiten ist grundsätzlich möglich.
Die optionalen Einstiegsmöglichkeiten stellen Einzelfälle zu den o.g. Allgemeinen Zulassungsvoraussetzungen dar und sichern das Vorliegen einer entsprechenden Qualifikation für Masterstudiengänge. Die Zulassung steht im Ermessen der Hochschule.
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